Jewish day school

Jewish day school enrollment rising across denominations

One report found that non-Orthodox school enrollment has increased by 3% from 2021 to 2024, while Orthodox schools have seen a 7% increase.

Boys in the hallway at Jewish day school
An Israel Independence Day celebration at a North American Jewish day school.

Meeting today’s urgent need for Jewish community and identity - opinion

A view of Immanuel College in 2010

Top British private Jewish school closing amid funding challenges

Peter Deutsch, founder of the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation, addresses the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board on January 12, 2026, in Oklahoma City.

Backers of Jewish school file federal lawsuit challenging Oklahoma ban on religious charter schools


North American Jewish day schools provide light in darkness - opinion

Now more than ever, we must invest in Jewish day schools to provide our kids – our Jewish future – with the knowledge, the tools, and the pure and simple love of Israel that will empower them.

 AN ACTIVITY in solidarity with Israel takes place at the Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy – Jewish Day School in Stamford, Connecticut.

Jewish School administrators from Latin America visit Israel in solidarity mission

During their visit, they explored the Gaza envelope area and held a meeting with the President of Israel Isaac Herzog. 

 A delegation comprising Jewish school administrators from Latin America is currently in Israel on a mission of solidarity. During their visit, they explored the Gaza envelope area and held a meeting with the President of Israel Isaac Herzog.

Israeli families fleeing Hamas war find help at US Jewish day schools

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Since Israeli schools and daycares are on hiatus or only open intermittently, the first stop for Israelis coming to America is Jewish day schools.

 ERELA NORNBERG, founder of the Israeli Hug program at Rodeph Sholom in New York.

US Jewish day schools enrolling Israeli children displaced by war

Whin days after the war began, Prizmah began getting calls from Jewish day school leaders about accepting Israeli students.

 Young Israeli students arrive for their first day of school, at a school in Jerusalem, September 1, 2023.

The models that are taking Jewish education to new heights - opinion

Jewish education should be a place of joy and positive experiences, and Adam Sandler's most recent film depicts it as such.

 ‘YOU ARE So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah’: From left, Idina Menzel, Samantha Lorraine, Adam Sandler, Sunny Sandler, and Sadie Sandler.

Britain's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community wary of state intrusion in education

The government says it needs the new legislation as there is no legal obligation to report whether a child is home-schooled.

Haredi students at the Jerusalem College of Technology

Editor's Notes: Jewish identity on parade

Given the data, our charge should be obvious: to increase the number of non-Orthodox children enrolled in Jewish day schools.

 YOUTH ARE among the masses taking part in the Celebrate Israel Parade in New York City last Sunday.

American Jewish day school umbrella welcomes future Israeli investment

85% of Orthodox adults said that they attended full-time Jewish day schools for at least one year, as opposed to 31% of Conservative-affiliated Jews and 14% of Reform-affiliated Jews.

American Jews marching in New York with Israeli flags. How can we bridge the divide between Israel and the Diaspora?

Israel to invest NIS 150 million in Jewish education in N. America

Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said that “we are losing large parts of the Jewish people,” as a result of the small percentage of Jews who send their children to Jewish day schools

 DIASPORA AFFAIRS Minister Amichai Chikli in the Knesset – facing a challenge over Israel’s relations with the Diaspora.

Too many investment choices? Keep it simple - opinion

Investors need to tune out all the marketing and 24/7 financial news cycle and focus on keeping their investment strategy simple.

 New Israeli Shekel banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021.